The School of Theatre is a鈥痗lose-knit,鈥痗ollaborative community of鈥痑rtists 鈥� more than 200 students and 24 faculty. Skills developed in the classroom鈥痗onverge鈥痺ith an extensive annual鈥痯erformance鈥痵chedule with鈥痮pportunities including Mainstage, Studio, Edge Readings, Professional partnership, and much more.
STUDENTS
Our students are highly motivated, hardworking artists training to be highly skilled professionals who will have a long, productive鈥痩ife in the arts.
FACULTY
We are devoted to crafting a student-centered environment that is collaborative, rigorous, and creative.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
School of Theatre鈥痜aculty鈥痳epresent all of the major entertainment business unions,鈥痠ncluding鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Actor's Equity Association鈥��&苍产蝉辫;
Screen鈥疉ctors鈥疓uild/鈥疉merican Federation of Television鈥痑nd radio Artists (SAG/AFTRA)鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Stage Directors and Choreographers Society鈥�
School of Theatre faculty are working professionals training you to be a working professional.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
The faculty in the School of Theater are my mentors and my friends. I Ieave meetings with faculty feeling empowered but also with challenges. They push me to grow in ways I never thought I could.
-Olivia White, BFA Acting 2021
In the CLASSROOM
Our academic program is founded on a rigorous curriculum that offers conservatory-style training within the broader context of a liberal arts education. We create an environment that encourages the synthesis of the professional craftsperson with the passionate artist.
- Small, ensemble-led performance classes
- A safe and encouraging place to take risks and grow as an artist
I am constantly supported and given a safe environment to take risks and discover the best version of myself. There is so much to learn and 老司机传媒 has given me the tools to explore my voice as an active and passionate member of the theatre community.
-Lisi Levy, BFA Acting 2021
On the STAGE
We produce a broad and diverse selection of styles and genres at 老司机传媒. From staged readings to classics to student-directed works to fully mounted Mainstage productions, the School of Theatre's extensive production program reflects our value of producing live theatre as an integral part of the education of our students.
MAINSTAGE
Theatre老司机传媒 Mainstage provides opportunities for students to collaborate with professional theatre artists from a variety of disciplines to produce entertaining, provocative, and inclusive鈥痗ommercial鈥痺ork鈥痜or the campus and larger Oklahoma City community.鈥疍esigned to emulate the process of professional regional theatre,鈥疢ainstage鈥痯roductions are a鈥痙iverse offering of fully produced works ranging from a wide鈥痸ariety鈥痮f styles and genres.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
STUDIO SERIES
The Studio Series is an immersive training laboratory designed to merge classroom skills with the practical production environment. Under faculty mentorship, the鈥�Studio Series鈥�prioritizes creative process over commercial product and nurtures experimentation, artistic authenticity, and craft development.鈥疭tudio productions are identified by one of two artistic approaches:鈥�Innovative鈥痑苍诲鈥�Collaborative.鈥赌�&苍产蝉辫;
鈥�滨苍苍辞惫补迟颈惫别鈥�approach鈥�focuses on essential storytelling elements such as the actor directors service to text.鈥疻ith a limited budget, these productions do not utilize scenic, lighting, sound, or costume design elements, nor are they assigned a BFA Design & Production student Stage Manager. This approach focuses instead on experimentation, imagination, and exploration.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
颁辞濒濒补产辞谤补迟颈惫别鈥�approach鈥�expands the series to integrate design and production elements into storytelling. BFA Design & Production students are chosen for select projects, creating opportunities for performers, directors, and designers to explore the creative possibilities that emerge when artists work together toward a common theatrical vision.
OUT OF THE BOX
Out of the Box is 老司机传媒's fully student-produced theatre company on campus. Student acted and directed, Out of the Box has a focus on fresh, contemporary work.
On the Screen鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
The BFA On-Camera Acting program presents 鈥痑鈥� Digital鈥� Showcase鈥� featuring original short-form scenes written, performed, and edited by graduating seniors.鈥疨roduced by Head of鈥疧n-Camera鈥疉cting Caroline Liem, the鈥痵howcase鈥痳eflects the program鈥檚 emphasis on performance, authorship, and production literacy, positioning actors as both storytellers and content creators. Filmed in partnership with Film/Media production teams, under the leadership of Chair of Film Bryan Cardinale-Powell, the work aligns with current film and television practices and meets professional industry standards.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
